American public opinion on gun control has not been affected by the recent Aurora shooting, according to a Pew survey. Currently, 47 percent favor controlling gun ownership while 46 percent say protecting the rights of Americans to own guns is more important — unchanged from April poll numbers. …

In this week’s political cartoons: Paterno’s legacy goes down the toilet, Texas GOP gets mauled by its own Tea Party pitbull, and the gun lobby won’t acknowledge the role of gun availability in the Colorado shootings. …

Mexico’s tourist industry has shifted its sights away from the United States somewhat. Efforts to promote international travel to Mexico to widen its tourism base have successfully increased travel from 141 nations such as Canada, Brazil, and China. …

Paul, who has spent years advocating for greater oversight of the Federal Reserve, will retire at the end of the year, ending a 24-year career in the House of Representatives — and his tenure as the Fed’s most outspoken critic. …

More than one in four Texas teens have sent a naked picture of themselves through e-mail or text message, according to a recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The research shows that sexting — the practice of exchanging sexually explicit images or messages via text or e-mail — may be more common than was thought previously. …